Sign



Jan. 1, 1952 Filed July 50, .1948

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Patented Jan. 1, 1952 was SIGN

Carrell S. McNulty and Carrell S. McNulty, Jr., Westport, Conn.

Application July 30, 1948, Serial No. 41,675

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to signs, the structure of which is composed of a plurality of parts that are adapted to be assembled in composite relationship. The signs to which this invention relate are adapted to be used for streets, homes, and the like, and an object of the invention is to provide an improved sign that is adapted to be readily assembled from standardized parts to form the desired composite sign structure displaying desired indicia.

The foregoing and other objects are attained by structure one form of which is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a view in front elevation showing a sign constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Figure '2 is a view in rear elevation with certain parts broken away to illustrate the details of the structure by means of which the various elements are secured in assembled position;

Figure 3 is an enlarged view in section, taken on line 3--3 of Figure 1, and looking in the direction of the arrows;

Figure 4 is an enlarged view in section, taken on the broken line 4--4 of Figure 1, and looking in the direction of the arrows;

Figure 5 is an enlarged View in section, taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 1, and looking in the direction of the arrows; and

Figure 6 is an enlarged view in end elevation, of the device in Figure 1, with parts exploded.

Referring to the above drawings, the sign in which this invention has been embodied is illustrated as being formed with a supporting element l formed with a longitudinal base member II and upwardly extending arms l2 and I3. The base member II is formed with a groove I 4 and provided with a cover plate l which is adapted to be screwed in position, illustrated in Figures 4 and 5, by means of screws [6.

The base member I l is adapted to support desired indicia l'l (illustrated in Figure 2 as numerals), these indicia being formed with flanges [8 which are received within the groove I l, the indicia being clamped in a desired position by means of the cover plate 15.

Each of the arms [2 and I3 is formed with horizontal supporting arms 18, these arms being formed withfianges I9 which are-received within a groove 20 formed within a longitudinally extending supporting plate 2|. A cover plate 22 is adapted to be screwed to the plate 2| by means of screws 23, this plate clamping the supporting arms H3 in the assembled position as illustrated in the drawings.

Supporting plate 2| is also formed with a longitudinal extending groove 24 which is adapted to receive the flanges 25 that are formed upon suitable indicia 26 (in Figures 1 and 2 illustrated as being letters to spell out a name), these indicia being selected as desired and placed in the position illustrated so that the flanges 25 of each indicia may be clamped in the groove 24 by means of the cover plate 22.

This invention contemplates the provision of composite sign structures in which additional lines of indicia may be displayed and, to this end, includes vertically extending supporting arms 21 which, as illustrated in Figure 3, are formed with top and bottom flanges 23 and 29, respectively. Flanges 28 are received within the groove 24 to support the arms 21 in the erect position illustrated in Figures 1 and 2. The arms thus become the supporting structure for a second horizontal supporting plate 30, the structure of which is identical to plate 2|. In this fashion plate 30 is formed with a lower groove 3| that corresponds to the groove 20 and an upper groove 32 that corresponds to the groove 24 in the plate 2 l. Flanges 29 are thus received within the groove 3| and are clamped in position by means of a cover plate 33 that is identical in structure to the cover plate 22.

The horizontal plate 3|! is thus adapted to receive additional indicia 34, the lower portions of each of which are formed with flanges 35 which are received within the groove 32 and which are clamped in position by the cover plate 33.

While the invention has been described with specific reference to the structure shown in the accompanying drawings, it is not to be limited save as defined in the appended claim. I

We claim:

A sign comprising a supporting element having a base member thereon, a groove in the base member, indicia having a flange adapted to be received in the groove, a, cover plate secured to the element to clamp the flange on the indicia in the groove, upwardly extending arms at the ends of the supporting element and formed with flanges lying parallel to the supporting element, a supporting plate having a plurality of grooves formed therein, second indicia having a flange, a plurality of second supporting arms having flanges at the ends thereof, a cover plate to secure the flanges at one end of the second arms to the plate and tosecure the flanges of the second indicia to the said plate, a second supporting plate having a groove therein to receive thefianges on the other ends of the second arms, a, second cover plate to secure the last named flanges to the groove of the second plate, and third indicia having flanges adapted to be secured to the second plate.

CARRELL S. McNULTY. CARRELL S. McNULTY, JR.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 522,154 Dean June 26, 1894 1,246,629 McLaren Nov. 13, 1917 1,679,079 .Gstalder July 31, 1928 1,861,599 Gstalder June 7, 1932 

